Sweet daily life of Little Tanuki and Qin Che in Love and Deep Space

"It's not shameful, it's quite cute." Qin Che's voice, still tinged with laughter, echoed in your ears.

"Hmph! Actually, it's all your fault! Qin Che! If you hadn't seduced me, I wouldn't be like this. You're entirely to blame!" You punched his chest, angrily saying.

"Alright... I'll take full responsibility for my people." Qin Che helped you sit up straight and wiped your mouth for you.

You bit his finger, rubbed your teeth on it, and then let him go: "How about this, you show me around your house first, let's go see the kitchen!"

"Sit tight!"

Qin Che walked around behind you, gripped the handles of the wheelchair with both hands, and pushed you away from the living room towards the kitchen.

"Why is the kitchen so empty? Qin Che, did you really live here?" You looked at the empty kitchen furnishings, which were exactly the same as the shoe cabinet from earlier, with a puzzled expression.

"I stayed there for a month or two, I think," Qin Che's voice sounded from behind.

"There should at least be some bowls, chopsticks, cups, or something like that, but there's nothing here... The same goes for your shoe cabinet, not a single pair of shoes." You stand up from your wheelchair, open the refrigerator, and sure enough, it's completely empty.

"There are too few traces of daily life..."

"Because it was wiped off."

“It’s been wiped out…” You stood there, stunned, repeating his words to yourself.

“Leaving too many traces is not a good thing.” Qin Che pushed the wheelchair back to the living room. “The more traces there are, the more weaknesses will be exposed.”

The wheelchair was parked in front of the bed, and the torrential rain could still be seen outside the window.

He leaned against the windowsill, reached out and brushed his hand across the north side of the wheelchair, picking up a strand of your hair.

"For example, I now have your biological sample. If I send it for analysis, it might solve many mysteries. You are a human, but some of your behaviors are like a cat's."

You were still agonizing over what he had just said when you heard his next sentence.

You pouted, feeling a tightness in your chest that you couldn't quite put your finger on: "What, if we really do analyze something, are you going to send me for dissection and research? You're willing to do that?"

"Yes, I'm reluctant to part with it."

You stood up, snatched the hair back, and then stuffed it into Qin Che's shirt pocket.

"Then why don't you keep it with you and protect it well?"

"Okay, protect it." Qin Che took your hand and replied earnestly.

"Mmm." You nodded, but lowered your eyes.

"What's wrong? Didn't I already promise you? Why are you still looking so gloomy?" Qin Che reached out and pinched your lowered face. "Are you unhappy?"

"It's nothing, I was just thinking, if you left District N109 that day, would you also erase all traces you left there..."

For some reason, Qin Che paused for a moment: "That depends on why you left."

You lowered your eyes, not looking at him, and muttered softly, "But if that's the case, what if you suddenly disappear one day? Wouldn't I be unable to find any trace of your existence..."

You look up at the window filled with steam, and raise your finger to write Qin Che's name on the glass in front of you.

Then, he quickly wiped it away.

"Wasn't it written quite well? Why erase it?"

You looked up at Qin Che, your eyes welling up with tears: "Just like these two words, once erased, they're gone forever... Qin Che, I'm afraid that one day, I won't be able to find you anymore..."